New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-09
IN WIS FROM CONGRESS-,
SENATE.

GROWING OuL OF our POSITION on The fisheries
question; and, Whereas Admiral Porter has
directed attention to the fact that twenty seven
of our Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific harbors are alb
solutely .defenseless; that New York.
San Francisco, Boston, the lake ports, Ham ton
Roads, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Washington.
Baltimore, Portland, Me-, and the Rhode Island
ports OF .Narragansett bay are in urgent need of
lmmealase defense; and, whereas, 1t is alleged
chat Great Britain and Canada are in possession
of charts and exemplifcations of all our harbors
and coast defenses: therefore
Resolved, That the president be requested. as
commander ln-chief of the army and navy. to
inform the house Of representatives, at an early
Gay Mnat steps II any are necessary in his
The resolution was referred Mr.. Boutelle
offered a resolution directing the committee
on foreign affairs to report back forthwith
the senate retaliation bill.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill to encourage
lion In SSS Of the arts and products of the
colored race. The senate resumed consider
atlon OF the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Allison said:
# congress- appropriated the full amounts
estimated for by the various departments, and
added thereto what would be required for the
various pension bills, there would be little if
any surplus left for the next year, unless the
amount estimated for was about S4O6.OOO,OOO.
The following amendments were adopted:
Approprfatine $50, 900 to assist the Marietta
Centennial Monument association in the erec-
tlon OF monument at Marietta, Ohio, in the
celebration of the ordinance of 1887 and the
first settlement of the Northwest territory, to
be paid only when like amount has been ap-
pr9Pria5ed by the legislature Of Ohio or sub
priating $4,000 for the purchase Of Carl
Gntherz's picture entitled farming in Dakota"
Offered by Mr.. McMillan): appropriating 1885,
600 for the purpose Of entertaining and provid-
a Mt nafin pn1.
lcal congress at its ninth annual meeting in
Washington in September, 1887: instructing
gress, next session, estin.ztes Of expenses for
establishing a permanent survey party on the
coast OF Alaska.
Other amendments were agreed to appro-
Pr1atlng for various public buildings
amounts aggregating $96 900. The bill was
not disposed Of
TIE LOWER HOUSE
Mr.. Taulbe reported adversely senate bills
granting pensions to the widows of Gen.
Logan and Gen. Blair. Private calendar
At the evening session the following bills
among others passed:
Regulating the pay of officers OF the army and
navy who refuse or neglect to provide for the
support Of their families: the senate bill author
1zlng the president TO confer brevet rank on
army officers for gallant services in Indian cam
paigns; providing that the adjutant generals
department shall consist OF one adjutant gen.
eral with the rank of brigadier general. fou,
colonel, six assistant adjutants general with the
rank of lieutenant colonel, and six assistant ad-
Jutants general with the rank of major; for the
sale of the United States barrack property at
Newport. KY. and appropriating 100000 for
the purchase of new site and the erection OF
buildings thereon; apDropriating 100000 for
the erection Of a branch soldiers home west of
the Rocky mountains.
The next bill called up was the senate bill
amending article lob Of the Rules and Arti-
cles OF War. The house military committee
had recommended anumber OF amendments.
which gave rise to good deal of criticism,
ton providing that the pay OF officers upon
the retired list shall be rs per cent Of the
full pay they were entitled to receive when
retired, and no more.
SUBSTITUTED BY BRAGG.
IN lieu OF this section Mr. Bragg, on behalf
of the committee. offered proviso that
hereafter no increase Of pay shall be allowed
or paid to any officer. by reason Of service.
on the retired list Mr.. Bragg said:
The retired list was the pension list of the
regular army and he was opposed to allowing
crease OF 10 per cent in their pay.
Mr. Weaver Qowa) gave notice that it
would take quorum to pass the bill as long
as 1t contained the brutal provision that de-
serters should be branded with the
emit, Mr. Bragg withdrew the bill.
y In it's adverse report upon the senate
bill granting pension to Mrs. Logan, the
committee on invalid pensions OF the house
says:
Should congress pass the bill. ana the prec-
edent set by it should be carried out, it would
increase the pension roll $345,O0O annually. In
majority X the cases. as in this case, no relief
from actual Embarrassment or poverty would be
afforded Thousands Of poor and aged widows
pittance of $12 per month, because of their in
ability TO connect the death Of their husbands